Africentric Early College and West Muskingum squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Africentric Early College had to settle for second. They took a 34-26 hit to the loss column at the hands of the West Muskingum Tornadoes. The Nubians' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Africentric Early College had strong showings from Derron Gray Jr, who picked up 139 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and Josh Smith, who threw for 188 yards and four touchdowns. What's more, Smith also racked up 75 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in August.
Even if they lost, Africentric Early College's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Jaydon Turner was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Africentric Early College's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4. As for West Muskingum, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Africentric Early College does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Muskingum, they will take on Fairland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in West Muskingum's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last seven contests.
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